Corset-closure.



E. B. CADY.

CORSET CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, IBM.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

Jul S0191 ey min 1 55 58 5:

'13 WE-EMA EDWARD, 13.; CADY,. OF CHICAGO. ILLINOIS.

CORSET' CLOSURE.

Application filed May 20,1916; Serial N (198,939. I

To cllqwhomit mag concern Beit know n-that L Enwnnn B."-.OADY,=5L citizen of the Unitedtstates, and-a resident, I of the city of -.Cl1icago, countyof Cook, and; State Of li lOi 5 have inventedce-rtainnew and usefuh Improyements in ,Corset- C losures, .of which thew-folloivingus a specification,

My -invention relates; toimprovements in: v.

closures for corsets,-, and, has for its" object the provis on. gQfi'f an .nnproved ;-construction of this character .soqla'ced 5.111; position that the edges of the laced openingin the corset may be vat -all tllIlQS-ClT2tWl1-l11t0 close prox-- imity'to. eachother or adjusted. to diiferent widths of opening. t

A further object efiicient in use.

The invention .cons sts in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter.

described and claimed-m,

The invention will be best understood, by reference to the accompanying drawing forming. a part .of this specific ation,-. and: in

which, 1

Figure 1 is a face view of the front portion of a corset equipped with a closure embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 a horizontal section taken on line 22 of Fig. l, and

Fig. 3 a horizontal section taken on line 33 of Fig. l. V

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawing comprises an ordinary corset body 4 provided with a gap or opening 5 at the frontthereof. A strlp' an 6 is arranged along one edge of gap 5 is detachably secured to said edge by means of fastenings 7 and 7 Eyelets 8 are provided in strip 6 and corresponding eyelets 9 are Provided in .the opposite edge of the opening 5, as indicated. A shield or guard strip 10 is arranged within the corset under is adapted to prevent the bulging of the flesh outwardly through said gap 5' when the corset is worn. Adjacent its top, shield 10 is provided with two transversely aline said eyelets being also arranged in verti-' cally alining pairs and positioned to transversely aline with corresponding eyeof the invention is the. provision; of such a constructioncapable :of such adjustments of simple {construction and.

and taken off by 7 and 7.

lacing l l is; passed-stthrough the eyelets 8, 9,-11, 12-and 18 asindimtedytosenve as v a means.fonncljusting 1 the corset to En STATES PATENT oFFroE. A

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 25, -191 -9.--.

the body of the wearer as willbe read-wily understood..: The-upper portions15 ofsaid lacing: are passed. :unden the corresponding edges of the opening 5 to the eyelets ll' llldlCELteCl,:I thisw; arrangement leaving"- the edges; ofxthe corset. free to be drazwn closely adjacent .-;each: othen or widely "separ ated as ClBSllIGCla Atithe bottom of .the .shield; 10* the strand 16. of; theilacing. is: passed a. over "the" I opening-5 to: the; corresponding-- eyelet 8,:

thence; inwardly andutransverselyz through the a.registeringiceyelets: -12 and outwardly":

through the; corresponding eyelet -9, the pol tion ,17 of said strand their passing iover the -w opening 5 skipping. the t next. lower eyelet 8, i

passing -imvardly through the"tproperteyeletw 8 and being, knotted atz18 aboutst-he edgefof strip 5 -tora-nchor that portion of the lacing J: 5 while atthe, same time leave.the edges ofthe opening 5 free to; be. tdrawin-iiintot closet-reliv tion with each other or widely separated as desired. The --strand l9 of=-the-lacingw 14v is passed over the opening 5 skipping the next lower eyelet 9, passed inwardly through the proper eyelet 9 in registration with eyelets 13, thence under the edge of opening 5 to the eyelets 13, outwardly through the corresponding eyelet 8 and over opening 5 inwardly through the next lower eyelet 9 and knotted at 20 about the edge of opening 5. With this arrangement, the corset may be properly and permanently adjusted to the upper portion of the form of the wearer and put on releasing the fastenings The lower portion of the lacing is left free for adjustment after the corset is put on. The tightening of the lacing will always result in the proper positioning of the shield 10 under the gap 5 without the use of any other connection between said strip and the corset body, thus saving in the material and also in the thickness of the parts at this point. Owing to the peculiar arrangement of the eyelets in the shield and the passing of the lacing therethough the edges of the opening in the corset may be ment of the upper portion to the form of the wearer and the free adjustment of the lower portion thereof at each donning as circumstances may necessitate.

While I have illustrated and described the. preferred form of construction for carrying my inventioniinto effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. 1, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A corset having an opening therein defined by free vertically extending edges; eyelets in said edges; a shield arranged under said opening and extending from the top to below the waist and provided at the top with two transversely alining eyelets and at its bottom with four eyelets arranged in substantially transversely alining pairs, the transversely alining pairs of eyelets in said shield being positioned to aline transversely with corresponding eyelets in said edges; and a lacing passing through the eyelets in said edges and said shield, said lacing at the top passing under the corresponding edges of said opening in passing through the eyelets in said shield and at the bottom having one strand passing over said open eyelets in the bottom of said shield to pass through the eyelet on the other side of said opening registering with the bottom-most pair of said eyelets, thence inwardly through the corresponding eyelet, transversely under the edge of said opening through the corresponding eyelets in said shield, thence outwardly through the corresponding eyelet in the edge of the opening, thence over said opening through -the next eyelet on the opposite edge thereof and being knotted about said last mentioned edge, the other strand of said lacing being passed inwardly through the proper eyelet in the edge of said opening registering with the uppermost pair of eyelets of said shield, thence transversely through the eyelets in said shield, outwardly through the corresponding eyelet in the opposite edge of said opening over said opening skipping the next eyelet in the opposite. edge thereof, passing inwardly through the eyelet in the edge of'the opening and being knotted about said edge, substantially as described. 7

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. 1

K EDWARD B. OADY.

Vitnesses JOSHUA R. H. Form, B. G. RICHARDS,

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